LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, There is little doubt that the rural parts of East WilCo and western Milam County will soon see substantial residential and industrial development.

Looking back... 10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

100 YEARS AGO… The Rockdale schools opened with bright prospects for a successful year, and with an increased enrollment in each department except the primary.

A pet peeve: halftime talking heads

(Here is a column from publisher emeritus Bill Cooke from Sept. 29, 2016. Enjoy!) Neighbor Grover sez a clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory. Pardon me while I air a pet peeve. Maybe some of you have the same one. Maybe not.

A 2nd-grade teacher’s show and tell story

Iran across this story and thought it deserved to be shared with our readers. I dedicate this to all schoolteachers, especially the ones who teach second grade. The “Middle Wife” by an anonymous second-gradeteacher: I’ve been teaching now for about 15 years.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, I was extremely disappointed by Judge Whitmire’s Sept. 5 “Judge’s Comment s” c olumn.

An old joke and new stupidity

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE I’ve been getting a lot of reminders from the place I get my contact lenses from telling me I should be out, and I need to order again. I wear the kind that you’re supposed to take out every night, but I wear the same pair for a month.

Saturday is CASA’s big night

The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Milam County, or as they are more commonly known, CASA, has their “Taste of Milam” fundraiser this Saturday at the Venue at Railfan across the street from the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, We would like to thank every single person that contributed to the successful Welcome Reception in welcoming Tim and Alma Kelty to Rockdale! First, thanks to everyone who attended and celebrated with us!. We were so pleased with the turnout.

Don’t run from suffering

What’s the hardest thing you have ever done? Can you remember the hard days, the hard seasons? I can think of a lot of them. In Luke 9:51 it says, “When the days drew near to Him to be taken up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem.

Cowboy’s breakfast tip for a long, full life

An oldie but a goodie from Publisher emeritis Bill Cooke from Sept. of 2011) For our story-of-theweek, we choose this one submitted by a musician friend, Jay Taylor of Taylor.